Walnut News

A Sheriff's Recruit Training officer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and two recruits helped save the life of a 50-year-old recruit who stopped breathing during a training run.

Walnut and Diamond Bar fans of bicycle racing will get an up-close look at the sport when riders in the Amgen Tour of California heads to the San Gabriel Valley area for part of the race.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department, which serves the cities of Walnut and Diamond Bar, recently reorganized and now the local area has a new leader at the helm.

Well the votes for this week's Readers' Choice poll are in and it looks like Walnut residents prefer to get their giggles.

Every dog has its day. And for the scoundrel mutt that is the 240SX, that day has come.

The term the appointed mayor serves for Walnut will increase to a year from 9.4 months.

Walnut Mayor Mary Su took advantage of a presentation Wednesday night to ask for assistance with solving the rising cost of maintaining the city's greenbelt areas.

Backers of an initiative that would reduce the cost of public employee pensions were given approval today to begin gathering signatures by Secretary of State Debra Bowen.

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies from the Walnut station busted a marijuana grow operation in Diamond Bar on Monday.

The Diamond Bar Library will offer a series of collaborative art projects with Theatre of Hearts from 3 to 4 p.m. on Monday, May 14.

Melissa Chan, who had tangled frequently with uncover police to expose illegal jails and land confiscations, flew out of Beijing Monday night after authorities refused to renew her visa.

The cost to commute via Metrolink for Walnut and Diamond Bar residents could increase soon.

Most of us would like to jet off to exotic foreign lands for vacation or hit the road for a car trip to see some sights.

Proponents of a proposed condominium project for seniors must show they are making progress by June 6 or risk having to go back to the drawing board.

Los Angeles County is offering $1.7 million in grants to plant trees in the San Gabriel Valley and other communities in the First Supervisorial District, a county supervisor recently announced.

Herman Wang, 12, of West Covina is the California finalist in the Doodle 4 Google contest.

A man accused of causing a crash that claimed the life of a 23-year-old Diamond Bar residentA is walking free today.

Herman Wang, 12, celebrates after becoming the California finalist in the Doodle 4 Google contest.

Walnut expects to be on fiscally sound footing in next fiscal year. City staff and the council Tuesday night had a workshop on the $19.8 million budget.A Walnut has a surplus of around $10 million, City Manager Rob Wishner said.A Revenues are projected at $19,766,160 while expenditures or appropriations total $19,755,780. He added that the ... (more)

Five teens from Walnut and Diamond Bar were named today as winners of a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship.